China (People’s Republic of) vs Zambia: Political Stability - Governance estimate

China (People’s Republic of)
-0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
Zambia
-0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
118th
Zambia rank
115th

Political Stability - Governance estimate over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Zambia
-0.75-0.5-0.2500.250.5199620102024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 0.0525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was China (People’s Republic of) ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 115th of 206 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s -0.2351 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.0427 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1924 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia
2000s -0.4671 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.058 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5251 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia
2010s -0.4581 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.0482 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.5063 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia
2020s -0.2277 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 -0.1185 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 0.1092 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher political stability - governance estimate, China (People’s Republic of) or Zambia?
Zambia, at -0.1008 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 against -0.1533 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in political stability - governance estimate between China (People’s Republic of) and Zambia?
0.0525 approx. -2.5 to +2.5, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Zambia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Zambia rank globally for political stability - governance estimate?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 118th and Zambia ranks 115th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance estimate (approx. -2.5 to +2.5)
Unit
approx. -2.5 to +2.5
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,229 data points, 1996–2024
Last refreshed

Political Stability (PV) captures perceptions of the extent to which political power and governance are secure from destabilization, and of the likelihood that authority will be challenged or altered through violent, coercive, or unconstitutional means. Governance estimate from the aggregation model, in units of a standard normal distribution, i.e. ranging from approximately -2.5 to 2.5. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) standard error. The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance estimate is based. The standard error indicates the precision of the governance estimate. Larger values indicate less precise estimates. A 90% confidence interval for the governance estimate is given by the estimate +/- 1.64 times the standard error.